I was watching TV tonight and I saw a commercial for Lancaster Soft Cremes. It freaked me out because here I am in Florida and there’s a voice on my TV saying the word “Lancaster” repeatedly and, even more shocking, pronouncing it correctly. (You probably have to be from PA to understand why I have such a thing about the pronunciation of “Lancaster.”)

It turns out that this candy is a Hershey’s product, so it makes sense that they’d get someone who knows how to pronounce “Lancaster” properly, but I was still surprised. Also, I totally have to try that candy. (Not because the commercial says “Lancaster” correctly, but because I friggin’ love caramel.)

You guys know I love me some pumpkin spice, but I don’t think the world needs pumpkin spice-flavored everything. Case in point: Pumpkin Spice M&M’s. No, just…no. I love chocolate. I love pumpkin spice. But I cannot imagine that I would like the combination of the two; it’s unnatural.

You know what’s not unnatural? The pumpkin spice cake I made for my mom’s birthday today. It’s delicious 🙂 It was also the easiest thing in the world: you add a can of pumpkin to a box of spice cake mix and bake per the instructions on the box. Mmm, pumpkin spice cake. I feel a midnight snack coming on.

If you were wondering whether IHOP’s pumpkin pancakes are delicious, I can assure you that they are.

That was my big excitement for the day: breakfast at IHOP. At least I actually got pancakes, unlike my mother; she ordered oatmeal. And God knows I love oatmeal, but I just can’t bring myself to order it at IHOP. I can’t. It feels wrong. But ordering pumpkin pancakes was the best idea I’ve had in days.

Happy Pumpkin Spice Latte Day, you guys! Such a wonderful day. I didn’t Instagram my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the year, though, because I was too busy enjoying the deliciousness 🙂

I look forward to enjoying a wide variety of pumpkin-flavored beverages this year. (But not pumpkin beer; I’ve never had one that I liked.) Apparently Wawa has a pumpkin smoothie and I have to try that. Also pumpkin-flavored desserts. Ooh, like TastyKake pumpkin pies. Man, I haven’t had those in forever. Maybe I’ll be able to get one (or five) when I get my Wawa pumpkin smoothie.

The only thing that would’ve made today better was if Publix had had honeycrisp apples. But they didn’t. Maybe it’s too early in the season for honeycrisps.